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An equal blend of Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Nero, Cascina la Barbatella’s Mystère embodies the best of all these grape variety’s worlds. This master winemaker combines Barbera’s food-friendly acidity, Cabernet’s cassis and berries, and Pinot Nero’s finesse to create a seamless, harmonious wine whose whole is larger than the sum of its delicious parts. Drinking now.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Piemonte
- Subregion: Monferrato
Emiliana Martini Sonvico and Angelo Sonvico founded their Asti estate, Cascina La Barbatella, almost thirty years ago in order to make wine for their guests and themselves; soon, however, they found that the larger world shared their passion and they started selling their wines to the public. Just over 180 acres and sitting with a southwest prospect at 720 feet above sea level, Cascina La Barbatella boasts the kind of sand and clay mixture soil that makes for really powerful yet finessed red wines—and under the hand of enologist Giuliano Noé, the estate has garnered a well-earned reputation for these wines, particularly its two blends, Mistère and Sonvico.
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